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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Guilford County, NC

How Guilford County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #459 of 887 scored counties
#25 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
81
25 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
40
+2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,802 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
103
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
562,234
+4.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 mortgage brokers and lenders in Guilford County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 31%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Guilford County spend about $3.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,802 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Guilford County in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 5,493 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Guilford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Guilford County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #459 of 887 scored counties and #25 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Guilford County compares

The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Guilford County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGuilford CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10395100
Households per official establishment5,4935,4694,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.6%+19.9%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,802$15,139$16,661
Median household income$68,642$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4947

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 40+2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Guilford County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Guilford County

Population, 2025 estimate
562,234+4.4% since 2020
Households
219,718
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
848
Median household income
$68,642+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,200
Median home value
$259,900
Jobs located here
296,070
Daytime population
603,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Guilford County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cabarrus County, NC85172.0208+9.9%#8 of 887
2Johnston County, NC82151.8227+17.9%#22 of 887
3Union County, NC81161.9236+11.7%#26 of 887
4Lincoln County, NC7861.6248+13.2%#42 of 887
5Gaston County, NC76181.9194+7.8%#61 of 887
6Iredell County, NC75212.8147+12.9%#69 of 887
7Davidson County, NC71111.6231+6.6%#103 of 887
8Forsyth County, NC71372.3162+5.0%#107 of 887
9Durham County, NC70402.8146+7.7%#124 of 887
10Randolph County, NC6791.6226+3.5%#144 of 887
25Guilford County, NC49813.7103+4.4%#459 of 887

Other business types in Guilford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Guilford County, NC?

There are 81 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Guilford County as of September 2026. 25 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Guilford County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.3B a year, or $14,802 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 219,718 households in Guilford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guilford County, NC compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Guilford County has 3.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Guilford County would have about 83, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,493 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Guilford County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Guilford County at 562,234 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 219,718 households. The median household income in Guilford County is $68,642 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Guilford County scores 49 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #459 of 887 scored counties.

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